UFC Fight Night 251: How to watch Jared Cannonier vs. Gregory Rodrigues, start time, Las Vegas fight card, odds, more (Updated) (2025)

(This story was updated to add new information.)

The UFC is back in its Las Vegas home base for three of its next four events, and this week middleweights are at the top of the bill.

Here’s how to watch UFC Fight Night 251 with 185-pounders in the headlining spot, plus a potential featherweightbanger in the co-feature.

Broadcast and streaming info

UFC Fight Night 251 has a main card that starts at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The preliminary card streams on ESPN+ at 4 p.m. ET.

Veteran broadcaster Karyn Bryant serves as desk anchor and host at UFC Fight Night 251.

Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman, “The Ultimate Fighter” winner Michael Chiesa and coach Din Thomas join her as analysts at the desk.

UFC correspondent Megan Olivi will conduct pre and post-fight interviews backstage with some of the athletes on the UFC Fight Night 251 card, as well as report additional real-time updates for the event.

John Gooden will serve as the leading man on the mic from cageside at UFC Fight Night 251.

He’ll command play-by-play and be joined in the booth by retired former two-division champion and UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier, as well as retired lightweight contender Paul Felder.

(Mike Bohn, MMA Junkie)

Main event: Jared Cannonier

Record: 17-8 MMA, 10-8 UFC
Opponent: Gregory Rodrigues (16-5 MMA, 7-2 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Key wins: Marvin Vettori, Sean Strickland, Derek Brunson, Kelvin Gastelum, Jack Hermansson, Anderson Silva
Misc.: Cannonier is in a main event for a reasonably impressive seventh time in eight events. Since a title fight loss to then-champ Israel Adesanya in mid-2022, he’s 2-2 –but the losses have been consecutive to Nassourdine Imavov and Caio Borralho, which knocked him back into the rest of the pack in the title picture.

Main event: Gregory Rodrigues

Record: 16-5 MMA, 7-2 UFC
Opponent: Jared Cannonier (17-8 MMA, 10-8 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Key wins: Brad Tavares, Chidi Njokuani, Julian Marquez
Misc.: With three straight wins, Rodrigues might be making his move –and a win over Cannonier would be by far the biggestnotch on his belt yet.

Co-main event: Calvin Kattar

Record: 23-8 MMA, 7-6 UFC
Opponent: Youssef Zalal (16-5-1 MMA, 6-3-1 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
Key wins: Giga Chikadze, Dan Ige, Jeremy Stephens, Ricardo Lamas, Andre Fili
Misc.: Astute MMA observers look past Kattar’s middling 7-6 UFC record to see that his losses have really only been to the elite of the division, and the only one of those six setbacks that was a stoppage was because he blew his knee out against Arnold Allen. The other losses are part of a murder’s row: Ex-champs Max Holloway and Aljamain Sterling, Josh Emmett, Zabit Magomedsharipov and Renato Moicano.

Co-main event: Youssef Zalal

Record: 16-5-1 MMA, 6-3-1 UFC
Opponent: Calvin Kattar (23-8 MMA, 7-6 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
Key wins: Jack Shore, Billy Quarantillo
Misc.: Zalal is a heavy favorite for the third straight fight, and in the first two, he walked away with post-fight bonuses. Long in the rearview mirror is the 0-3-1 skid that started with a decision loss to current champ Ilia Topuria. That skid got him booted from the UFC, but he’s on a six-fight run now with six stoppages –including three chokes in the three UFC fights since he made it back.

UFC debut: Jose Delgado

Record: 8-1
Opponent: Connor Matthews (7-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
Misc.: Arizona-based 26-year-old has all eight of his wins by stoppage, including five straight. A knee knockout on DWCS put him on the fast track to the UFC.

UFC debut: Elijah Smith

Record: 7-1
Opponent: Vince Morales (16-8 MMA, 3-6 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
Misc.: 22-year-old prospect got his UFC shot with a win over the previously unbeaten Aaron Tau on DWCS this past September.

UFC Fight Night 251 main card betting odds

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)

• Jared Cannonier +200 vs. Gregory Rodrigues -245
• Calvin Kattar +370 vs. Youssef Zalal -485
• Dylan Budka +320 vs. Edmen Shahbazyan -410
• Ismael Bonfim-220 vs. Nazim Sadykhov +180
• Andre Petroski +225 vs. Rodolfo Vieira -280
• Jose Delgado -500 vs. Connor Matthews +380

UFC Fight Night 251 prelim betting odds

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)

• Angela Hill +100 vs. Ketlen Souza -120
• Jesus Aguilar+370 vs. Rafael Estevam -500
• Gabriel Bonfim -220 vs. Khaos Williams +180
• Vince Morales +115 vs. Elijah Smith -135
• Don’Tale Mayes +230 vs. Valter Walker -205
• Julia Avila +500 vs. Jacqueline Cavalcanti -700

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